North Carolina State House District 15

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nc-hd-015
State
North Carolina
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
015
Land Area
305 sq mi
Water Area
0.28 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Carolina State House District 15

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Onslow County304.98 sq mi100.0%40.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Jacksonville city10.79 sq mi3.5%22.1%
Half Moon CDP7.42 sq mi2.4%100.0%
Piney Green CDP5.91 sq mi1.9%43.4%
Richlands town1.63 sq mi0.5%98.8%

Showing all 4 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NC District 391,212100.0%12.2%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
63,368
Active Voters
51,643 (81.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,25617.8%
Republican23,81337.6%
Unaffiliated27,52443.4%
Other parties7751.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,517 (2.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202439,480 (62.3%)2,384 (3.8%)8,862 (14.0%)
2021–202220,771 (32.8%)2,012 (3.2%)6,501 (10.3%)
2019–202033,046 (52.1%)4,536 (7.2%)7,479 (11.8%)
2017–201816,850 (26.6%)372 (0.6%)4,435 (7.0%)
2015–201622,734 (35.9%)3,635 (5.7%)7,025 (11.1%)
2013–201412,739 (20.1%)1,438 (2.3%)5,044 (8.0%)
2011–201218,434 (29.1%)3,080 (4.9%)4,357 (6.9%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
91,834 (± 2,743)
Median Age
30.0
Median Household Income
$67,337 (± $2,705)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1826,77729.2%
18 to 6455,34460.3%
65 and over9,71310.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,65612.7%
White, not Hispanic57,94263.1%
Black, not Hispanic12,37613.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,6701.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4130.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic740.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9171.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,7867.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
90,660
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
63,945

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,85588.1%
Hispanic10,80911.9%
White59,09665.2%
Black12,34913.6%
Asian1,4741.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4130.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander730.1%
Two or More Races9721.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic57,37789.7%
Hispanic6,56810.3%
White43,44467.9%
Black10,01115.7%
Asian1,9133.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,5242.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander560.1%
Two or More Races5330.8%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).